ALBC at SXSW with Sarah Berman & Amanda Montell

<p>A Little Bit Culty – </p><p>A Little Bit Culty took the show on the road, and brought you back this season 3 finale from Texas as a souvenir. In this episode, Sarah and Nippy host a live panel with Sarah Berman and Amanda Montell, in front of a real, actual human crowd of SXSW-certified cool kids. But first, the hosts celebrate the birthday of a certain golden boy, and respond to all the “Bad Vegan” hullaballoo. Lots to cover in this one, so let’s hit it.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p><strong>About Our Guests:</strong></p><p>Amanda Montell is a writer, language scholar, and the author of two critically acclaimed books:<a href="http://www.harperwave.com/book/9780062993151/Cultish-Amanda-Montell/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism</a> and<a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062868879/wordslut/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language</a> (HarperWave). Her books have earned praise from The<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/30/books/review/cecelia-watson-semicolon-peter-martin-the-dictionary-wars-trish-hall-writing-to-persuade.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> New York Times</a>,<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/cults-research-fanaticism-how-they-work/2021/06/11/022d01e8-c95d-11eb-a11b-6c6191ccd599_story.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> The Washington Post</a>,<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2021/06/review-cultish-amanda-montell-language-fanaticism/619165/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> The Atlantic</a>, and others, and Amanda is currently developing Wordslut for television with FX Studios. She is also the creator and co-host of the comedy-cult podcast,<a href="https://www.soundslikeacult.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Sounds Like A Cult</a>. Find her on Instagram @amanda_montell.</p><br><p>Sarah Berman is an investigative journalist based in Vancouver covering crime, drugs, cults, politics, and culture. Sh